WELL · 42-303-31429 · DISTRICT 8
Qualia #3
Lubbock County · Smyer field · Vertical
Qualia #3 (API 42-303-31429) is a plugged well in Lubbock County, plugged March 2, 2016, last operated by Socorro Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 2002, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Beach Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Socorro Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 193K barrels of oil and 562 mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Beach Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 87 permits on file · (806) 781-9722
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Socorro Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Socorro Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Beach Exploration, Inc.Dec 19, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2003
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 562
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 2, 2016
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualia O-11-67858 | Smyer | Socorro Exploration, Inc. | 3 | 193K | 562 | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,643 · prior 12 4,186(+11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12 · prior 12 12(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Broadway Operating Company Inc.Nov 1997 → Aug 2002
- 2Beach Exploration, Inc.Sep 2002 → May 2007
- 3Socorro Exploration, Inc.Jun 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526496-99 | Drill | Beach Exploration, Inc. | Dec 18, 2002 | Dec 19, 2002 | Mar 6, 2003 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67858 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,370 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 868 | 2,502 |
| Glorieta | 1,732 | 1,638 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,342 | 1,028 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,787 | 5,797 | Perforated |
| 5,813 | 2,823 | Perforated |
| 5,845 | 5,859 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 404 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 2,920 | 7.875 | 500 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 15, 2007 | Sep 25, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2006 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-303-31429 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-303-31429 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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